Sport shoe



J. F. DAVEDSON SPORT SHOE.

July 27 1926., 1,593,755

Filed June 19, 1925 John FDm/wbmv i w mf i r ll. ll. il nt ll h hmfioJOHN F. DAVIDSON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESGTA.

SPORT SHOE.

Application filed June 19, 1925.

The present invention relates to shoes and more particulz-irly to asport or skating shoe.

A skating shoe, especially when used by cl'iildren or youths, is veryseldom worn out by the time the user has outgrown the shoe.

An object of the present invention is to make a skating shoe having aremovable counter, portions oi which. may be removed to increase theinterior length of the shoe.

In order to attain this object, there is provided, in accordance withone feature of the invention, a leather member shaped to con form to theinterior of the counter of the a hoe and provided with removable pads.This member is positioned interiorly or the lining of the shoe. A secondlining is sewed in'teriorly oi the true lining oi the shoe and is leftfree at the lower edge thereof to permit the lower portion thereot to beraised to insert or remove the padded leather memher. A flap of leathermay be sewed to the rear of the shoe interiorly of the second liningthereof to form a smooth closure across the rear thereof. An inner soleof comparatively stiii material such as leather, removably positionedinterior-1y of the shoe. The heel portion of the inner sole is "forcedagainst the false ions 1 lining and the counter and the toe thereof isforced against the toe of the shoe to hold the parts securely inposition.

These and other features of the invention. not specifically men .'.oned,will be more fully brought out in. the following description and theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1, is view .in ion udinal section through a shoe made inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2, is a view taken on the line 22 of the shoe shown in Figure 1,a pair of supportin straps b ing crossed over to show the method oisecuring the same.

Figure 3. is a view on the line of Figure 1, showing the structure ofapplicants invention only. the remainder of the shoe being of a normaltype of construction; and

Figure 4;, is a view in perspective oi a removable counter made inaccordance with the sent invention,

to the drawings in detail a shoe A nut. be oi normal type ofconstruction. and provided with a lining 1 which is preferably of softleather sewed lnteriorly of the shoe on either slde thereof. A plece 2serial No. 38,137.

is sewed interiorly of the lining 1 on each side of the shoe and isstitched across at 3, the bottom portion of each oi thepieces 2 beingtree from any connection with the body oi? the shoe. A piece 4 is sewedinteriorly of the pieces 2 to form a smooth closure across the division.5 between the pieces 2 to pre-- vent possible chafing of the footof thewearer by the joint intermediate the two pieces The piece 4- is alsostitched across 3, the bottom portion of the piece t being free from anyconnection with the body of the shoe. A. false counter B comprises a 6of suitable material, such as shaped as shown in Figure 4-. In teriorlyof the false counter 6 is sewed a o ce of pudding 7 which may be offelt, the first p ece of padding being sewed. to '4. false co: iter at9. Interiorly oi the first paddi member Y," a second padding member 8may be sewed at 10 so as to permitthe removal oi padding member 8 andstill leave the padding member 7 secured in. position at 9. The paddingmembers are sewed so that the bottom edges thereof are spaced from theinwardly turned lower of the false counter 6 to receive an inner sole1'? which is preferably of a stii'l material such as leather, and of alength to exert a p rearwardly against the raise counter and the bottomportion of the padding; niieiirbers T and 8 and forwardly against he tooof the shoe to secure the parts firmly .A is

inposition within the heel of the shoe. The Snl nd the rear piece 4 areof id well under the edges of ole 1? to prevent t1: their becoming.ction thereon of the foot of 't' instep secu str ps 11 and 1. o-vided,each of the ps having ill; .l cont. .1 shown in i igure 1. and one oithe straps icing; provided with an n 13 through which the end of theother strap may be inserted. An incision is also provided in each sideof the shoe, straps bein sewed hi position interiof the as shown inFigure Buckles are provided enteriorly of the shoe and sewed to the soleof the shoe as illustrated in Figure The straps each drawn upward to theposcion shown in Figure 1, and the foot of the wearer is inserted in theshoe. The p 11 is inserted in the incision 13 in t i a d the tree endout each of the traps is then passed through an incision 14:

- o't each strap is then passed through a b; clrle 15 and drawn up tosecurely retain the foot p: ition therein.

hen the shoe becomes too short, one of the padding .me'nibers may beremoved as follows The inner sole 1? is first removed by grasping it atapproximately the instep and drawing it upward. This arches the innersole upward and permits the rear end to be withdrawn from the positionshown in- Figurel to free the lower edges of pieces 2 and l. The lowerportions of the pieces 2 and 4 may be raised to disclose the falsecounter 13 and its associated parts. By inserting a knife bladeintermediate the padding members 7 and 8 the stitching 10 securing theinner pad may be cut and the pad removed. The counter may then bereplaced in the heel of the shoe, and the pieces 2 and 4 may be smoothlydrawn down to enclose the counter. The inner sole may then be placed inposition interiorly of the shoe in an upwardly arched position so thatthe rear edge thereof engages the pieces 2 and 4. The inner sole maythen be forced downward to the position shown in Figure l, the action ofthe inner sole in drawing the lining pieces 2 and i backward under thepad acting to firmly secure the parts in position. As the foot of thewearer increases in size, the second pad 7 may likewise be removed andeventually the leather member 6 may be removed entirelyto bring the sizeof the shoe up to its full normal interior length.

I claim 1. A shoe of the character described, comprising a body portion,a removable counter member inserted therein, a depending flap of leatherforming a cover for said removable counter and extending beyond thelower edge of said counter, and a removable inner sole of a length toexert a pressure between the toe of the shoe and the flap of leatheroverlying the removable counter to hold the flap of leather and thecounter firmly in position.

2. A shoe of the character described, comprising a body portion, aremovable counter member inserted therein, a plurality of separatelyremovable pads connected to said counter member, a depending flap ofleather secured to the body portion and forming a covcring for saidremovable counter and pads leather and the counter firmly in position.

3. A shoe of the character described, comprising a body portion, aremovable counter member inserted therein, a flap or" leather connectedto each side of the body portion of the shoe to depend therefrom andcover the removable counter, each of said flaps extending beyond thelower edge of said counter, a third flap of leather secured intermediate the rearward edges of said first mentioned flaps and alsoextending beyond the lower edge of said counter, and a removable innersole of a length to exert a pressure between the toe of the shoe and theflaps of leather overlying the removable counter to hold said flaps ofleather and the counter firmly in position.

4. A shoe of the character described, comprising a body portion, aremovable counter member inserted therein, separately removable padsconnected to said counter member, and a removable inner solepositionedto exert a rearward pressure on the counter member to hold said memberand the pads removably connected thereto firmly in position.

5. A shoe of the character described, comprising a body portion, aremovable counter member inserted therein, said counter member having aninwardly turned lower edge to rest on the sole of said shoe, a liningmember secured to the upper portion of the shoe to depend therefrom andhaving its lower edge free, and extending beyond the lower inwardlyturned edge ofthe counter, and an inner sole resting upon the inwardlyturned lower edge of the counter and the lower edge of the lining memberto hold the lining member and the counter firmly in position.

6. A shoe of the character described, conr prising a body portion, aremovable counter member inserted therein, separately remov able padsconnected to a face of said counter member, a lining member having afree lower edge extending beyond the lower edge of the counter member,said lining member covering said counter member, and a removable solemember engaging said lining member and said counter member to hold thepads firmly in position.

In testimony whereof I aillx my signature.

JOHN F. DAVIDSON.

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